St Francis Special School
Community special school · Ages 2–19 · Fareham, Hampshire
St Francis Special School is a special school in Fareham, Hampshire for ages 2–19. Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 15 June 2023.
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Key facts
- Address
- Patchway Drive, Oldbury Way, Fareham, PO14 3BN
- Type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 2–19
- Council
- Hampshire
- Pupils on roll
- 115 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 44.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 15 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders and staff have created a happy and nurturing environment.”
- “Pupils arrive at school to a warm welcome and this helps everyone to start the day with a cheerful outlook.”
- “Pupils have extremely strong relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “While in most instances pupils are provided with purposeful tasks, in some lessons the activities offered do not always help children to achieve the intent of the curriculum.”
- “This includes missed opportunities to model and practise the skills needed to achieve the identified tasks.”
- “As a result, pupils are not always able to secure the intended learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in Hampshire.
- Heathfield Special School 0.1 mi School remains Good
- Light Years School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Kingsgate School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- West Hill Park School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Meoncross School 1.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- All's Well 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Key Education Centre 2.0 mi Good
- Baycroft School 2.0 mi School remains Good